Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift

One of the largest continental microplates on Earth is situated in the center of the East African Rift System, and oddly, the Victoria microplate rotates counterclockwise with respect to the neighboring African tectonic plate. Here, the authors' modelling results suggest that Victoria microplat...

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Autores principales:	Anne Glerum, Sascha Brune, D. Sarah Stamps, Manfred R. Strecker
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2755707de0d84d79bedc5958ee213b7c2021-12-02T17:52:09ZVictoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift10.1038/s41467-020-16176-x2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/2755707de0d84d79bedc5958ee213b7c2020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16176-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723One of the largest continental microplates on Earth is situated in the center of the East African Rift System, and oddly, the Victoria microplate rotates counterclockwise with respect to the neighboring African tectonic plate. Here, the authors' modelling results suggest that Victoria microplate rotation is caused by edge-driven lithospheric processes related to the specific geometry of rheologically weak and strong regions.Anne GlerumSascha BruneD. Sarah StampsManfred R. StreckerNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2020)
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description	One of the largest continental microplates on Earth is situated in the center of the East African Rift System, and oddly, the Victoria microplate rotates counterclockwise with respect to the neighboring African tectonic plate. Here, the authors' modelling results suggest that Victoria microplate rotation is caused by edge-driven lithospheric processes related to the specific geometry of rheologically weak and strong regions.
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author	Anne Glerum Sascha Brune D. Sarah Stamps Manfred R. Strecker
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title	Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift
title_short	Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift
title_full	Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift
title_fullStr	Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift
title_full_unstemmed	Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift
title_sort	victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the east african rift
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2020
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Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift

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